Household consumption of goods increased slightly in early summer (+0.3% in July
and +0.0% in August)

Household consumption of goods increased slightly in early summer (+0.3% in July
and +0.0% in August)Household consumption expenditure on goods - July - August 2015

Household consumption expenditure on goods grew by 0.3% in July (in volume*, after
+0.4% in June) and was stable in August. In July, consumption was led by expenditure
on energy (+1.5%), textile, clothing and leather (+2.0%) and household durables (+2.1%);
nevertheless car purchases declined (–1.3%). In August, smaller changes for most of
the goods offset each other. Measured consumption over the last three months increased
by 0.7% compared to the previous three months.

Household consumption expenditure on goods grew by 0.3% in July (in volume*, after
+0.4% in June) and was stable in August. In July, consumption was led by expenditure
on energy (+1.5%), textile, clothing and leather (+2.0%) and household durables (+2.1%);
nevertheless car purchases declined (–1.3%). In August, smaller changes for most of
the goods offset each other. Measured consumption over the last three months increased
by 0.7% compared to the previous three months.

Engineered goods : slight growth

After an increase in June (+0.4%), engineered goods consumption kept growing at the
same pace in July (+0.4%), and then stabilised in August, to its highest level since
March 2011.

Durables: stability

After an increase in June (+0.4%), expenditure on durable goods was stable in July
and in August. Expenditure on household durables grew significantly in July (+2.1%
after +0.5% in June) and then held steady in August. They went up by +1.9% over those
three months, compared to the three previous ones, mainly buoyed by communication
equipment purchases. However, car purchases stepped back in July (–1.3%) after four
months of increase, and were stable in August.

Textile-clothing: strong rise in July, slight backlash in August

Consumption of textile, clothing and leather accelerated during July's sales (+2.0%
after +0.3% in June), before receding in August (–0.3%). Over the last three months,
it rose further compared to the preceding three months (+2.0%).

[* Volumes are chained and all figures are trading days and seasonally adjusted.]

graphique graph1_new_ang – Total consumption of goods

graphique graph2_new_ang – Food and engineered goods

graphique graph3_new_ang – Breakdown of engineered goods

Other engineered goods: virtually stable

Consumption expenditure on other engineered goods decreased slightly in July (–0.2%),
then went back up in August (+0.4%), particularly due to perfume purchases.

Food products: lowering in July and August

After an increase of +0.7% in June, consumption of food products fell back slightly
in July (–0.3%) and in August (–0.2%). Consumption of tobacco contributed to limit
the decline in July, but accentuated it in August.

Energy: increasing anew

After a slight decrease in June (–0.3%), consumption of energy products climbed anew
in July (+1.5%) and in August (+0.4%). Consumption of fuel increased sharply – +2.1%
in July as in August –, mainly consumption of domestic heating oil, which jumped in
August, stimulated by past price decreases.

The variation in June 2015 remains unchanged

Since the previous publication, new information has been integrated, and the seasonal
adjustment coefficients were updated. However, the variation in household consumption
of goods remains unchanged in June 2015 (+0.4%).